Leaf tier

Related to Leaf tier: leaf roller
(Zool.) a tortricid moth whose larva makes a nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk; esp., Teras cinderella, found on the apple tree.

See also: Leaf

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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